Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-14


of the President and his wife,
and before the doors were closed
nearly 10000 people had grasped the Pres
idents hand. Mrs Cleveland was richly
| clad in blue surah silk which had "A figure
of red rosebuds and green leaves. IL was
medium deco lette trimmed literally with
lace, and had full lace sleeves To the ell
bows. Several rows OF coral beads
adorned her neck and diamond brilliant
| glittered at her throat. \ score of the
leading society ladies OF 81. Louis assisted
her.
During the stay in st. Louis Mrs. Mary
| Seaman gave reception TO Mrs. Cleve-
land, which was attended by the lead
ing society people OF the city. At
the close of the reception Mrs. Cleveland
was driven To the hotel, her carriage be-
ing literally buried in flowers, the gifts OF
| the school children.
I'm the evening the president was driven
through the illuminated streets of the city
To the exposition, and after the return the
president was serenaded, and made the
first political speech that has been made
| on the trip.
Tuesday the 18th between 9 and 10 a. m.
the president kept open house at the
old court house, shaking hands with all
| who desired. The president and wife and
! 25J invited guests were then taken on an
excursion up the river, the boat returning
at noon and the guests were again driven
TO the fair grounds where they lunched
| and were shown the exhibits. At O'Clock
the visitors dined at the hotel and then
| viewed the yelled prophets parade from
the balcony OF the Lindell hotel A little
later n committee escorted them to the
yelled prophets ball, which concluded the
! program, and the party departed for Chi
| cago on their special train at midnight.
| FULLY 1000 men, women and children
| gathered at the depot to welcome the
! President TO Chicago The procession at
/ once formed and took up the line of march
| TO the reviewing stand. The moment the
| his hat and bowed and smiled as the deaf
ening cheers went up. When the head OF
! the procession reac he'd the auditorium the
president and the reception committee
| took their places on the reviewing stand.
| 10 was about 10 o clock when the last of
| the procession had passed in review be-
| fore the President. Mayor Roche, then
| addressing the President, welcoming him
| TO Chicago. The President responded
! The evening of their first day in Chica-
| 20, an exclusively swell reception was
given at the Columbia theatre, where an
! immense throng paid their respects TO the
! distinguished couple.
The second day OF their stay in Chicago
| the President and his wife visited the
| grounds of the national encampment. A
rapid drive past the two or three thous-
and troops drawn up in line, a thunder
| ing salute from the artillery, and bows to
| the couple OF thousand spectators in the
| stands, completed the ceremonies at the
/ encampment. After the visit to the en-
! campment President Cleveland expressed
a desire TO Sac the historic site of the Hay
| market massacre. The Presidents car
| riage was Immediately turned from Wash
! ington boulevard and driven rapidly to
! the scene, Mayor Roche described
| in brief though graphic terms the
/ details OF the terrible tragedy. The
! President was then driven TO the depot,
where Mrs Cleveland had preceded him,
and they we're soon on their way TO Mil.
waukee, where reception fully the equal
/ Of any which had been rendered him,
awaited the executive. Speeches, n re-
view of the parade, and hand. shaking
/ made up the program. Mrs. Cleveland
| had left the procession early IN the after
noon and I'm the evening dined at the resi-
dence Of John l.. Mitchell resident man
ager of the soldiers home. The dinner
party was confined to the chief guest and
ten ladies'. From here Mrs Cleveland was
! driven to the residence of James Knee
! land on Grand avenue, whore she gave a
! public reception, lasting until nine o'clock
| when she was driven 20 the FlankinUon
! house, where she listened To- the toasts at
the merchants banquet from the balcony
| of the dinner hall.
Just $50 guests sat down at the banquet
rendered by the merchants association TO
! the president including men OF all parties
| The dining hall was deliberately decorated
! with ferns and palms The guests remain
ed standing until the arrival of the chief
| guest of the evening. Mr.. Cleveland en-
! tered upon the arm of Mr.. G. T.. Andrews
president of the merchants association.
! Mr.. Andrews made the address OF well
! come and the president responded briefly.
During the Sc ond day in Milwaukee the
| President and wife Went 70 the soldiers
| home. When the cavslcade arrived at
! the home tho manned veterans were
drawn into limo and saluted the President
and wife as they drove down the line and
| grounds, the cannon on the green sward
in front Of the home building meanwhile
booming forth the presidential salute. The
time lett before the departure Of the train
was 50 brief that no stop was made and
the carriage drove very rapidly through
| the south side OF the city and up into the
residence portion Of the seventh ward TO
| the lake park where the handsome drive
way led down the Northwestern depot
where an immense throng had gathered
| 20 eaten glimpse OF the party.
| Judge Cole. chief justice of Wisconsin,
| welcomed the Pre- sident and wife to Madi-
son, and at the close OF the speech making
| the president and party entered the CAPT
| tol building where for over two hours the
people poured in. Although Madison has
| a population OF only 1000 or 1850. the
surrounding country had sent It's thous-
ands and the reception lacked nothing in
the way Of numbers
The president spent some time at the
county fair grounds, where the thousands
! of people gave him n cordial reception.
He soon joined Mrs. Cleveland at the res
idence of Postmaster General Villas. In
tie evening colonel and Mrs Villas gave a
dinenr TO the President, and among the
guests were Governor and Mrs. Rink.
Chief Justice Cole and other distinguished
guests The Presidents reception ut the
capitol in the afternoon was very severe
upon him. and he was compelled TO with
draw his hand on account of the extreme
swelling.
The second Sunday OF the absence from
| Washington was spent quietly in Madi-
son. as the guest OF Postmaster General
! Villas They did not even go 10 church.
greatly TO the disappointment of the
crowd which filed the Episcopal church.
The wife of Professor A. Graham
Bell, though perfectly deaf, loses little
of the table talk when she and her hus-
band are entertaining a company at
dinner. Without uttering sound the
famous inventor telegraphs with his lips
nearly everything that is said, and she
cleverly reads them as she would a
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